The scientific assessment of combined effects of risk factors: Different approaches in experimental biosciences and epidemiology

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 539-546

  Boedeker, Wolfgang ^a   Backhaus, Thomas ^b  

^a BKK Bundesverband   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Additivity; Antagonism; Combined effect analysis; Independent action; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NOMENCLATURE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; CAUSALITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77956151473     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9464-2     Document Type: Article

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